[Jsynthlib-devel] a sense of disappointment

[dom <do...@ma...>]

hi all

you guys are all working so hard on this, but as a user i have to say  
that synthlib has so far been hard to use and understand.  maybe mac  
os x java support is still pretty poor, but the whole thing is  
sluggish and uncooperative.  however, i use a line 6 variax guitar  
and i'm pretty sure the 'workbench' software is java, and that works  
very well.

if you check out apple.com > mac os x > downloads > audio, you'll see  
a new matrix 1000 editor.  it's max/msp; it looks good, launches  
quickly and is easy to use.  in fact i bought a second hand matrix  
1000 by coincidence almost the same day.  if jsynthlib were as user- 
friendly as that, i'd continue to follow its development.

i have never before been offered the chance to try motu software on a  
30 day basis, but the UK distributor is sending me a copy of unisyn.   
it seems to do what synthlib promised.  for 200 GBP [around 300USD].

only once did i ever sit down and make a new patch for a synth with  
synthlib, for my tx81z.  it's still on the synth [appropriately  
titled 'moody f**k'], but that's my only success.

i don't like to sound negative, but synthlib looks as if it will only  
ever be useful to synthists who are also pretty competent  
programmers.  take it from someone who looks from the musician's  
viewpoint [i'm avoiding calling myself a musician, that would be  
grandiose];

synthlib is just too unfriendly.

if you want to make it a popular, open source, easy to use editor,  
you need to radically rewrite it.  i'm afraid my only contributions  
to this project have been criticism, from the muso's viewpoint, but  
surely that's the target 'market'?

i'll keep checking it out from time to time, but for the time being,  
i give up.

sorry

dom